The CVLR gets it's new home (WIP railway & stock)

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 3:48 pm

What plant is the grassy hillock?

Chris Cairns · Post by **Chris Cairns** » Mon Dec 31, 2012 5:21 pm

A very good looking rake of weathered rolling stock.

Chris Cairns.

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 2:13 pm

Updates to Boc's bank almost completed. The aim to make the steepest gradient on the line & a place for nedding steam loco's working hard (or manual ones running away down the bank) look more pleasing to the eye.

Will post some pics later but in a rush so heres a link of a little video I did to test how things were coming along.

http://youtu.be/QHGhfvFQUSg

Chris Cairns · Post by **Chris Cairns** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 3:20 pm

Very nice looking lineside fencing, and great to hear some proper 'chuffing'.

Chris Cairns.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Fri Jan 11, 2013 5:39 pm

Most excellent Shane - I loved the bit from 1:33 where steam was still issuing out of the tunnel mouth!:D Top Notch!!

Pendo Pilot · Post by **Pendo Pilot** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 12:04 pm

As promised...pics!!
Boc's Bank 2013.

Boc's Slateworks sidings also got cleaned up.

And with the line recieving new bogie coaches the old original 4 wheelers were hauled to Fox Road works for scrapping.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sat Jan 12, 2013 12:10 pm

Great stuff!
Is the culvert scratch-built? It looks ace

and have you expanded the slate works a bit as well as "cleaning up"

And with the line recieving new bogie coaches the old original 4 wheelers were hauled to Fox Road works for scrapping.

Which reminds me, we need to talk

Keith S · Post by **Keith S** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:12 pm

Narrow Minded:79132 wrote:Most excellent Shane - I loved the bit from 1:33 where steam was still issuing out of the tunnel mouth!:D Top Notch!!

Yes I agree, that part was great. That "Carrie" is an excellent engine. It has the best "chuff" out of all your engines. It sounds like you have the timing spot on, and the Hackworth gear is interesting to watch. I really must try to acquire a "Carrie" some day if I can.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 7:24 pm

Excellent work as ever Shane,

the line is looking fantastic, lovely shot looking under the bridge and down the bank, that culvert just adds to it even more

Post by **Andrew** » Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:17 pm

Looking good! I agree re the culvert - rarely modelled but a lovely touch. And that photo of the carriages awaiting scrapping is very poignant... I built some 4-wheelers a while back that I'm supposed to be grounding as lineside huts but I don't know if I'll ever be able to put my sentimentality aside long enough to actually do it...

Cheers,

Andrew.

hussra · Post by **hussra** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 9:04 pm

Ages and ages ago the question was asked about gradients on the CVLR. Having visited today with measuring equipment, I can now reveal the answers. Mawll Bank is around 1 in 35; the bank by the sheds (between the C&W sidings and Chyknell) is 1 in 55. Box Bank (where Sir Haydn's boxcab came to grief, as indeed Wilberforce did today on a lengthy freight) comes out at 1 in 27.

Stupidly, I left my spirit level there - next step is to work out how to get it back!

DolwyddelanLightRail · Post by **DolwyddelanLightRail** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 9:48 pm

hussra:82423 wrote: Stupidly, I left my spirit level there - next step is to work out how to get it back!

Sounds like an excuse for another visit to me!

pauly · Post by **pauly** » Fri Apr 19, 2013 11:49 pm

I love the brick detail inside the tunnel, the lack of brick detail, the usual lack of detail inside them tends to really annoy me

jim@NAL · Post by **jim@NAL** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 9:58 pm

whats happened to your lovly railway I wanna see more

Lonsdaler · Post by **Lonsdaler** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:20 pm

Have just spent the last few evenings following this thread - truly inspiring

I would love to know whether the line is still running. Brilliant stuff.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:28 pm

It is still running, but Pendo Pilot posts all of his photos to the Facebook groups now. The railway also has its own Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/CVLR-Chy ... ts&fref=ts
It's come on quite a bit!

Lonsdaler · Post by **Lonsdaler** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:42 pm

laalratty:102833 wrote:It is still running, but Pendo Pilot posts all of his photos to the Facebook groups now. The railway also has its own Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/pages/CVLR-Chy ... ts&fref=ts
It's come on quite a bit!

Thanks Laalratty, I'll check that out. I see you are relatively close to me - I'm near Ingleton.

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 10:45 pm

And for those of us who won't touch facebook..... another loss to the Forum!

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:46 am

Peter Butler:102835 wrote:And for those of us who won't touch facebook..... another loss to the Forum!

Some great photos there on FB nevertheless ....

Post by **Andrew** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:35 am

Peter Butler:102835 wrote:And for those of us who won't touch facebook..... another loss to the Forum!

It's a shame, isn't it? I don't currently use FB, mainly because I fear I may end up spending half my life there, but it does seem to be absorbing a lot of the content that was previously on forums and discussion groups.

There's so much support, advice and inspiration to be found online - if only everyone would just stay in one place!

Andrew.

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